Reports

Reporting for duty! Over the years I’ve written numerous reports about poetry events and contests. The following is a selection of these and other reports, arranged chronologically, except for the contests section, which (loosely) presents the most recent results first.

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Haiku

Haiku North America Conferences

Tanka

Tanka Society of America

Most of my president’s messages from the TSA Newsletter and the society’s later journal, Ribbons, are republished here.

President’s Message: A Celebration of Tanka (TSA Newsletter 1:1)
President’s Message: International Connections (TSA Newsletter 1:2)
President’s Message: Tanka Today (TSA Newsletter 2:1)
President’s Message: Tanka Travels (TSA Newsletter 2:2)
President’s Message: Hand in Hand (TSA Newsletter 2:3)
President’s Message: Constant Change (TSA Newsletter 2:4)
President’s Message: Surveying Recent Tanka Criticism (TSA Newsletter 3:1)
President’s Message: Tanka Elbow Room (TSA Newsletter 3:2)
President’s Message: The Endless Stream (TSA Newsletter 3:3)
President’s Message: A Poetry of Change (TSA Newsletter 3:4)
President’s Message: Peace and War (TSA Newsletter 4:1)
President’s Message: Promoting Tanka (TSA Newsletter 4:2)
President’s Message: A Tanka Turning Point—“Tanka Day” (TSA Newsletter 4:3)
President’s Message: Acts of Faith (TSA Newsletter 4:4)
President’s Message: A New Year’s Potential (TSA Newsletter 5:1)
President’s Message: Summer Unfolding (TSA Newsletter 5:2)
President’s Message: Nurturing Community (TSA Newsletter 5:3)
President’s Message: The Best Is Yet to Come (TSA Newsletter 5:4)
President’s Message (Ribbons 16:2)
President’s Message (Ribbons 16:3)
President’s Message (Ribbons 17:3)
President’s Message (Ribbons 19:2)

Contests

I’ve judged numerous other contests that are not recorded here, especially prior to 2000. Most of the following are haiku and related contests, except as indicated, presenting the most recent first.

Japan Fair Haiku Contests

Morioka International Haiku Contests

Seattle Japanese Garden Moon Viewing Contests

ukiaHaiku Festival Contests

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Haiku Invitational

In addition to serving as a judge or cojudge, for most of this festival’s history I’ve served as a consultant, also proposing most of the judges over the years.

Other Contests